Travel Guide of Rome, The Eternal City

Rome, The Eternal City

Rome, also known as the eternal city is definitely a hotspot location with lots of history and culture behind it. Home to about 2.8 million residents, it’s the country’s capital as well as the largest city.


Tourists will discover that Rome is a lively vibrant city that includes lots of attractions such as fancy restaurants and cafes, fun nightlife, and its sleepless streets. Rome is considered a living museum of history from the Roman times to present.

Trajan's Forum - Rome, Italy

History

Rome is believed to be founded in the year 625 BC by modern historians. In the early times, this city was governed by Kings until after the 7th one where Romans eventually took control of it themselves.

So instead of being ruled by a king, they created a council known as the senate. At first the senate was only to advise the king, but then later on the senate appointed a consul, which was more like a president that had a one year term.

This was an effective idea since the decision was made carefully on who to choose, so the next leader knew he could be punished if he did not meet expectations within his one year term. Rome's history spans over two and half thousand years, which have seen its transformation from a small Latin village to the centre of a vast empire, through the founding of Catholicism, and into the capital of today's Italy. This is a long and complex topic; what follows is merely a quick summary.
Rome is traditionally said to have been founded by the mythical twins Romulus and Remus  on 21 April 753 BC. The twins were abandoned as infants in the Tiber river and raised by a she-wolf Lupa before being found by a shepherd Faustulus, who raised them as his own sons.

Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy

Climate

This city has a decent climate where the average annual temperature is usually above 20 °C in the daytime whereas the evening is usually around 10 °C.

January is the coldest month, where the average temp during the day is 12 °C and 3 °C at night. Just like most other places, the hottest months are July and August where the average temperature is 30 °C in the day and 18 °C when night hits.

Rome view

Ways to get around in Rome

There are quite a few choices when deciding how you’re going to navigate through Rome.

If you plan on driving, and are not a registered European citizen, they require that you have an international driving permit (IDP). This must be obtained in order to legally rent and operate a vehicle.

The ideal way of traveling around the city is by using the Public Transit Bus service.  They run twenty four hours a day which covers the whole city. The subway metro and Bus tickets are unfortunately, interchangeable within the time validity of the ticket.

There are two metro lines, Line A (red) and Line B (blue), are indicated by a big red sign that is marked by an M. Taxi services are also available but may cost a little extra so the other choices are probably more affordable to most.

St Peter´s Basilica

Things to do in Rome 

Rome is a city with a unique history and a vibrant modern life so offers a unique variety of choices for our enjoyment , some of the captive are:


The Pantheon:

Visit the Pantheon, temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and see the beautiful building that looks the same way since nearly 2,000 years ago.

The Pantheon, Rome

The Colosseum:

Rome’s most famous monument, the Colosseum is the largest remaining Roman-era amphitheatre and still to this day provides a glimpse of the histories complex architecture.

The Coliseum

Campo Dei Fiori Markets:

Make sure you get to roam around Campo Dei Fiori markets, you will be thrilled to see what you find in this area.

St Peter's Basilica:

Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and remains one of the largest churches in the world, its Italy’s largest, richest and most spectacular church.

St Peter´s Basilica, Vatican, Rome

Trevi Fountain:

This magnificent piece of art was designed by Italian Architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. The man standing in the middle is Neptun (God of the Sea) accompanied by 2 tritons

It's probably the most famous fountain in the world and the biggest one in Rome.

Trevi Fountain, Rome

Spanish Steps:

Piazza di Spagna at all, be the city's most popular square, the crowd here only made for a fun, lively atmosphere.

Spanish Steps, Rome